Honoring Walter Patmon Jr.

Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune

Chicago Fire Department members salute the casket of Chicago firefighter Walter Patmon Jr.as it arrives at the Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester Ave., in Chicago. Patmon Jr., 61, an 18-year veteran, died on Nov. 11, after going into cardiac arrest following his return from a call to check on a small kitchen fire.

Chicago Fire Department members salute the casket of Chicago firefighter Walter Patmon Jr.as it arrives at the Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester Ave., in Chicago. Patmon Jr., 61, an 18-year veteran, died on Nov. 11, after going into cardiac arrest following his return from a call to check on a small kitchen fire. (Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Fire Department members salute the casket of Chicago firefighter Walter Patmon Jr.as it arrives at the Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester Ave., in Chicago. Patmon Jr., 61, an 18-year veteran, died on Nov. 11, after going into cardiac arrest following his return from a call to check on a small kitchen fire.